Turning Over of the Renovated Harvey Firestone Quadrangle Science Building

Monday, 23rd November 2009

On Friday November 20, 2009, the Management of Firestone Liberia officially turned over the newly renovated Harvey S. Firestone Quadrangle Science Building to the Administration of the University of Liberia. Events of that ceremony are highlighted in this photo gallery.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed thanks and appreciation to the outgoing Vatican Apostolic Nuncio, His Excellency George Antonysamy, for the services he and the Catholic Church continue to render Liberia. Browse Album

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has received France’s highest award and public distinction, the Grand Croix of the Légion d’Honneur, bestowed upon her by the President of the French Republic, His Excellency François Hollande, at a grand ceremony at the Elysée Palace, in Paris, on Wednesday, November 7th. Browse Album

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia, expressed deepest condolence for the death of the United States Ambassador and staff, as well as Libyan nationals, in the attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya Browse Album

Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday visited the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana near Monrovia, where she sympathized with Ambassador Kenneth Bosompem and staff, and signed the Book of Condolence in memory of President John Evans Atta Mills, who died on July 25th Browse Album

Monrovia, Liberia - On Wednesday, July 11, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf held talks with an eight-member delegation of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Committee of the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) in Monrovia. Browse Album

President Sirleaf held talks on Wednesday with a 10-member delegation from the People’s Republic of China, headed by Mr. Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice Chairman of the National Development & Reform Commission, on strengthening bilateral cooperation between Liberia and China, particularly in the energy and mining sectors. Browse Album

President Ellen Johnson on Monday and Tuesday participated in the National Forum of Traditional Chiefs and Elders in Liberia, organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The President Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph N. Boakai met the traditional leaders on Monday, in the C. Cecil Dennis Auditorium, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They also attended the closing ceremony of the National Forum at Providence Island on Tuesday. Both the President and Vice President were gowned and honored at Tuesday’s program. Browse Album

Monrovia, Liberia - On Monday, July 2, a high-powered United States bipartisan Congressional delegation, headed by Congressmen David Dreier and David Price, held bilateral talks with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia. Browse Album

The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the state’s only public academic health sciences institution, on Sunday held its 39th Commencement Ceremony, awarding degrees to a graduating class of 253 that included 66 from the Graduate School of Nursing, 67 from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and 112 from the School of Medicine. Browse Album

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf left the country on Wednesday, December 7, for Norway to participate in programs marking the official award ceremony of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Photos of the event are highlighted in this gallery. Browse Album